We consulted with iOverlander and picked a spot on the map in the south of Nicaragua. We got lucky. this little beach was a two minute walk from our campsite. enough sun for the solar, but the ocean breezes kept us cool they plan to build a swanky eco-center...

you want everyone to know you are well. I want every one to feel and taste the riches. the richness. The main plaza and cathedral was a great place for mojitos and people watching After the 5$ per night campsite proved inhospitable to the solar system (parking...

we camped at a beach hostel called rancho tranquilo we played in the sand on the wide empty beach our campsite was set back from the beach which gave us the shade, but hindered the solar Alex and Leo and a guy named Max tried to go out fishing, but couldn’t get...

Once we left Lago Atitlan, we were set on getting to Nicaragua as quickly as possible. We managed to cross into El Salvador near nightfall and find a hot springs resort. It was a fine collection of thermal pools with a very Americanly priced restaurant. It was...

Look out Bus! The tiny winding road down the hill to San Marcos de Atitlan burned our brakes so badly we could smell them. After a few close calls with the large potholes and bending a bike rim on the back after a hasty back up, perhaps the French hitchhikers were...

Hola peeps. I’ve been meaning to write to you for days. After indulging in the pleasant parking spot in Thule (Overlander Oasis), we moved on. We drove a full hour out of town, before heading off the main highway. Detoured to a natural limestone cascade of pools...

Tequila Resources We woke up in a blue agave patch. The plants were growing in lines and they were very spikey. We had breakfast. Alex and I played with a dog. Then we drove to the tequila making place and went for a tour. We had to wear hairnets. We saw the tequila...

Greetings from Oaxaca with mole negro on my face. We landed at a comfortable place (overlanderoasis.com) a few days ago and have stayed longer than we intended. I think we were in a hurry. Or something. Last time I wrote here, we were crossing into Baja with the...

As part of our home school experiment- Leo will dictate a story weekly. here is his first: Zebco 220 In the morning we talked a little bit and we had to put on our life jackets. we put sunscreen on our faces and we put on our hats and swimshorts. It was an orange...

final days before shoving off. we are chomping at the bit, and yet pesky little things like mechanical issues need some attention. it is great to have the peace of kathy&rob’s place to get the minutia worked out. and go for a bike...

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s...